Louth LE 2024: Sinn Fein's Eric Donovan elected in Drogheda Rural
"It’s an honour to be bestowed upon you, the people of your community selecting you to represent them is just incredible."
Eric Donovan has been elected to the Drogheda Rural LEA taking the 4th and last available seat.
The boxer beat out his Sinn Fein colleague Tom Cunnigham with 925 votes.
Upon being elected a relieved Donovan said: “I feel amazing what an honour, it’s a bittersweet moment for me because my party colleague Tom Cunningham didn’t get over the line and Tom is a good friend of mine, I’m very fond of Tom and we have a great friendship and we were really hoping that both of us would get over the line.
"This was a very difficult campaign for us, the election results have not gone the way we hoped they would go, but on a personal level I’ve won a lot in my life, a lot of accolades and achievements and I think this is up there with the best of them.
"It’s an honour to be bestowed upon you, the people of your community selecting you to represent them is just incredible."